The Challenges That Await Modi 3.0

'The lack of a majority isn't the issue. He has enough in 240, especially as none of his allies can pull down his coalition.' 'That's why he's started as if this were just another, normal term.......

Can History Repeat Itself?

Electoral setbacks and thwarted ambition can have an unpredictable effect on leaders, observes Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at the Gorakhnath......

Is Modi Ki Vote Guarantee Finished?

Now, every state election -- first up, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand later this year, then Delhi in January and Bihar in September next year -- will be seen by his followers for evidence of......

Mo-Sha Are Indispensable For RSS

Occasional lovers' tiffs have marked the history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power, points out......

Wipro chairman Rishad Premji's compensation down 50% as profits fall

Rishad Premji, chairman of IT services major Wipro, saw his compensation for FY23 decline by almost 50 per cent year-on-year, due to a fall in the firm’s profit. Photograph: PTI Photo......

Where Are Business Leaders To Power The India Story?

What do we need more of? Leaders who dominate global institutions or local leaders with a 'Make-in-India' mindset? Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A couple of weeks ago, the news about......

The Coming Corporate Battles In 2023

India Inc is gearing up for a slugfest this year and from tech to paints, new battlegrounds are emerging, observes Indrajit Gupta, co-founder, Founding Fuel. IMAGE: Tata Sons Chairman N......

'Frugal management is essential for Indian companies'

'It leads to more investment, more money put in R&D, expansion and modernisation.' IMAGE: Kenichi Ayukawa, MD and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India, left, and Shashank Srivastava, executive director,......

Mast Mein Rehne Ka Review: Delightful Watch

Mast Mein Rehne Ka is a thoroughly human film, which makes you laugh as hard as it will make you feel for the characters, notes Mayur Sanap. When perennially-bored, almost recluse Mr Kamath......

Want To Be a Model? Here's Your Chance

IMAGE: Rohit Khandelwal with Santoshi Shetty, Karan Chabra and Neil Nitin Mukesh. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Move over dance and singing reality shows. It's time for a fashion......

'I'm growing with every film'

'I want people to say that he's a great actor.' IMAGE: Meezaan's next film is Yaariyan 2, which also stars Divya Khosla Kumar and Pearl V Puri. Photograph: Kind courtesy Meezaan/Instagram While......

How Bollywood's Daku Became A Don

'I wasn't motivated to begin with because how do you outdo the biggest encounter?''Then, we came across this story about the first-ever encounter.' IMAGE: Raveena Tandon and Sanjay Dutt in Aatish.......

Match-fixing in Indian football: AIFF launches probe

IMAGE: Suspicions of match-fixing came to light in a Delhi league match on Monday when Ahbab FC, who were winning 4-0, conceded two dubious-looking own goals late in the match against Rangers FC.......

Srikanth, Chaliha top trials, make Asian Games teams

IMAGE: Kidambi Srikanth. Photograph: Getty Images Kidambi Srikanth and Ashmita Chaliha on Sunday topped the men's and women's singles selection trials respectively to assure themselves a place in......

HI Polls: Tirkey to face UP Hockey's Katyal, Jharkhand's Bhola Nath

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Dilip Tirkey/Twitter Former India captain Dilip Tirkey, who is the frontrunner for Hockey India president's post, will be up against Uttar Pradesh Hockey chief Rakesh......